Notice2023-08873
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; State Review Framework (Renewal)
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Published
April 27, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), State Review Framework (EPA ICR Number 2185.08, OMB Control Number 2020-0031) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 19, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 25636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08873]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2022-0812; FRL-10933-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; State Review Framework (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), State Review Framework (EPA ICR
Number 2185.08, OMB Control Number 2020-0031) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through April 30, 2023. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 19,
2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2020-0031, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ffbf0fcf4faebb1f0fafcfedffaeffeb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c38333f3739287233393f3d1c392c3d723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA's policy is that all
comments received will be included in the public docket without change
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Hoffman, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564-0725; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cd4f3fafaf1fdf2b2f8fdeaf9dcf9ecfdb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="541c3b323239353a7a30352231143124357a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through April 30, 2023. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on September 19, 2022, during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 57193).
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the
EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this
ICR. The docket can be viewed online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in
person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is
202-566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket,
visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: The State Review Framework is an oversight tool designed
to assess state performance in enforcement and compliance assurance.
The Framework's goal is to evaluate state performance by examining
existing data to provide a consistent level of oversight and develop a
uniform mechanism by which EPA Regions, working collaboratively with
their states, can ensure state environmental agencies consistently
implement the national compliance and enforcement program to meet
agreed-upon goals. Furthermore, the Framework is designed to foster
dialogue on enforcement and compliance performance between states to
enhance relationships and increase feedback, which will in turn lead to
consistent program management and improved environmental results. This
request will allow OECA to review and collect information from state
and local agency enforcement and compliance files, to support the State
Review Framework implementation from FY 2024 to FY 2027. It will also
allow EPA to make inquiries to assess the State Review Framework
process, including consistency achieved among the EPA Regions and
states, resources required to conduct reviews, and overall
effectiveness of the program.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: States and localities and
territories.
Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory (as part of program
authorization under the Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Drinking Water and
Resource Conservation and Recovery Acts).
Estimated number of respondents: 213 (total).
Frequency of response: Once every 5 years.
Total estimated burden: 12,993 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $937,030 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 87 hours in the
total estimated per-response burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due to the addition of the safe
drinking water act enforcement review pilot, which was not captured in
the previous ICR. This pilot is not formally part of the SRF, but the
Agency believes this ICR is an appropriate forum to collect input, due
to their similarities in workload and purpose. At the conclusion of the
pilot, the agency will review the program and if necessary, revise this
ICR. In addition, there is an increase in the number of respondents
from 54 to 213 due to inclusion of all media (CAA, CWA, RCRA and SDWA)
for 50 states and 4 territories. Previous ICR's for this collection
included a single response for each state/territory, whereas this ICR
utilized a different methodology to capture the burden more accurately.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-08873 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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